Who hasn't dreamed of traveling through space, on the hunt for knowledge? In the distant future, that's the mission statement of the Academy of Universal Historical Sciences. Onboard the Thucydides, a group of students and their dean are on a mission to explore the edges of Alpha Cygna when their ship is mysteriously absorbed by a galactic phenomenon into the unknown. Shipwrecked, but curious and determined, Oot-Jah, Mark, Qsi, Polly, and Adya explore a mysterious planet in order to understand the phenomenon they fell victim to. As they explore the temple of an ancient civilization, they make a discovery of the highest importance that risks changing their understanding of the entire universe...

In the wake of a mysterious intergalactic event, Oot-Ja, Mark, Qsi, Polly, and Adya are lost aboard the Thucydide. Having been abandoned by their superior, the group of students is left to navigate the ship. With no idea about their position nor the era they find themselves in, they err in space seeking their way home when they come across an abandoned ship. Believing it to be a wreck, they are shocked to discover a sleeping human, who might just provide the clues they are looking for...